Cessna Aircraft CO 162 accident near Winchester, Virginia, July 30, 2014
On July 30, 2014 at about 11:00 pm local time, a 2011 Cessna Aircraft CO 162, registered N6004U, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing near Winchester, Virginia (Winchester Rgnl airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an aborted landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 30, 2014 · about 11:00 pm local time
- Place
- Winchester, Virginia · Winchester Rgnl · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna Aircraft CO 162, built 2011
- Registration
- N6004U · no longer on the register · serial 16200128
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The student pilot reported that he was attempting to land the special light-sport-airplane on runway 32, a 5,498-foot-long, 100-foot-wide, asphalt runway. During his first landing attempt, the airplane bounced and he elected to abort the landing. During his second landing attempt, the airplane bounced two times and he again elected to abort the landing; however, the left wing dropped and struck the taxiway. The airplane subsequently came to stop on the ground and sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The student pilot stated that he did not experience any malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot had accumulated about 50 hours of total flight experience, all in the same make and model as the accident airplane, and included about 15 hours during the 90 days that preceded the accident. Winds reported at the airport, about the time of the accident, were from 220 degrees at 4 knots.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Loss of control in flight during landing defining event
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (aborted after touchdown)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Student/instructed pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › (general) › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Crosswind › Contributed to outcome
Dual student
- Certificate: student
- Flight time: 48 hours in all; 48 in this make and model; 15 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 3 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Sport Pilot
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 692 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, July 23, 2014; 5 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,320 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Cont Motor O-200 (piston); 692 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: JYO Leesburg VA at 10:30 pm
- Destination: OKV Winchester VA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 32, 5,498 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: scat
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observation at 3:15 am from OKV
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6004U the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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